Field Guide to Mysterious Places of the Pacific Coast

WHO BUILT THE ANCIENT RIDGE-TOP WALLS OF BERKELEY? HOW DID THEY CUT AND LIFT MULTI-TON BLOCKS OF STONE? WHAT ARE THE ANCIENT PAINTINGS ON A CLIFFSIDE NEAR YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, TRYING TO TELL US

ARE THE DESOLATE CALICO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HARBORING THE SECRET CLUES TO MAN’S EARLY PRESENCE IN NORTH AMERICA.?

 Join scientist Salvatore Trento, author of Field Guide to Mysterious Places of Eastern North America as he ventures back out into the field, this time along the Pacific Coast, to once again shed light on the mysterious places and phenomena that continue to stump the scholars. Armed with fascinating scientific theories and an irrepressible wit, Sal Trento literally leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the origin and meaning behind the myths.

 From the top of Washington to the bottom of California, from Bigfoot to the Cave of Many Hands, Trento provides the history and background of these sites and many more and tells you what to bring and the best time to go. Detailed directions, GPS data, maps, and full-color photos and illustrations make them all easy to find—so toss this eBook Field Guide into the glove box of the Jeep or RV, ready to consult at a moment’s notice out in the field, or enjoy it in your favorite armchair, allowing these open-minded accounts of ancient enigmas and modern puzzles to reconnect you with a sense of wonder so often lacking in our modern world.

Covering in detail:

Washington, Oregon, and California

WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY:

“The Field Guide can send you off to spots where the tourist buses won’t be gathering. Trento gives detailed directions and descriptions for dozens of unusual sites….”

–New York Press

“Sal Trento has set the archeological community on its learned ear.”

–Cosmopolitan Magazine